Big Question: How have ancient cultures influenced modern ones? Author: Kim Covert Genre: Expository Nonfiction Vocabulary Words architecture – style or special manner of building democracy – government that is run by the people who live under it empire – a group of countries or states under one rule or government Vocabulary Words ideal – just as you would wish, perfect mythology – a group of legends or stories about a particular country or person Grammar Conjunctions it would be criminall to destroy those greek temple It would be criminal to destroy those Greek temples. the greek oficial opened the olympic games The Greek official opened the Olympic games. Conjunctions When they became adults, children brought their toys to the temple. When is a subordinating conjunction because it introduces a subordinate clause in a complex sentence. Subordinate clauses are also called independent clauses. Conjunctions A conjunction is a word that is used to join words, phrases, or sentences. Coordinating conjunctions such as and, but, and or are used to combine two or more subjects, predicates, or sentences to make compound subjects, predicates, or sentences. Conjunctions Chariot races and foot races were part of the games. Athletes might become good at many different sports or focus on one sport. I wanted to see the long jump, but I was too late. Conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions such as because, if, then, when, although, before, and after are used to link dependent clauses and independent clauses in complex sentences. Before the games began, all wars stopped. She is a good runner because she practices. Conjunctions Choose the correct coordinating conjunction. The Greeks built palaces (or, and) covered the walls with paintings. and The Iliad and The Odyssey are epic Greek poems, (or, but) historians disagree about their authors. but Conjunctions Choose the correct coordinating conjunction. Do you want to learn about Phoenicians art (but, or) shipbuilding? or Free male citizens of Athens could vote on laws (or, but) women and slaves could not. but Conjunctions Choose the correct coordinating conjunction. The Minoan king Minos was supposedly the son of Zeus, (and, or) his people built a huge palace to honor him. and Our class will read about Athens (but, or) Troy. or Conjunctions Choose the correct coordinating conjunction. Athens and Sparta were both powerful and wealthy, (but, or) they had different forms of government. but Our study included the Peloponnesian War (but, and) the Delian League. and Conjunctions Find the conjunction in each sentence. Tell if it is a coordinating conjunction or a subordinating conjunction. The Trojans accepted the wooden horse because they did not know Greek soldiers were hiding inside. because, subordinating Pericles was a military general and a leader of Athens. and, coordinating Conjunctions Find the conjunction in each sentence. Tell if it is a coordinating conjunction or a subordinating conjunction. When Alexander was twenty, he became king. when, subordinating Alexandria was an important place for learning and trade. and, coordinating Conjunctions A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or sentences. A coordinating conjunction is used to combine two or more subjects, predicates, or sentences. A subordinating conjunction is used to link independent and dependent clauses in sentences. Conjunctions Use conjunctions to combine short related sentences to make your writing smoother and more readable. Choppy: They learned Greek dances. They ate Greek foods. Smoother: They learned Greek dances and ate Greek foods. Conjunctions Review something you have written to see if you can combine short, choppy sentences with conjunctions to make your writing smoother. Conjunctions Test Tip: Put a comma before a conjunction in a compound sentence. Do not put a comma before a coordinating conjunction that joins two items. He likes Greek literature and drama. Point of View First Person: Every day, we take part in activities invented by the ancient Greeks. Second person: Every day, you take part in activities invented by the ancient Greeks. Third person: Every day, they take part in activities invented by the ancient Greeks. Context Clues You can use context clues to figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words. List any unfamiliar words you found as you read Ancient Greece. Complete a chart for these words. Context Clues Word Context CLues Meaning Time Line A time line is a graph that shows events in the order in which they take place. A time line looks like a ruler. It is a straight line with evenly spaced intervals marked along it. On a time line, each mark represents a date. Time Line The date span on a time line depends on the information covered. It may be one day or several hundred years and it can cover general or specific topics. Time Line Dates are shown on a time line in proportional distance to one another. The years 1900 and 2000 will be twice as far apart on a time line as the years 1900 and 1950. Time Line If a time line has to show events happening in two eras with nothing happening in the middle, you can break the time line. A gap in the line will show that a number of years has been omitted to save space. Grammar Conjunctions nobody were interested in the economey Nobody was interested in the economy. we wont never visit the parthenon We won’t ever visit the Parthenon. We will never visit the Parthenon. Conjunctions A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or sentences. A coordinating conjunction is used to combine two or more subjects, predicates, or sentences. A subordinating conjunction is used to link independent and dependent clauses in sentences. Spelling Words Related Words • alternate • alternative • office • official • economy • economics • normal • normality • restore • restoration • indicate • indicative • gene • genetic • excel • excellence • adapt • adaptation • crime • criminal • deprive • deprivation • initiate • initiative • contaminate • contamination We are now ready to take our story tests. Story test Classroom webpage, Reading Test AR Other Reading Quizzes Quiz #
